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Letter "P" » Persian
«If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives it its life and bloom.»
Author: Rumer Godden
| About:
Books
| Keywords:
carpet, carpets, Persian, Persians, stitch, stitching, The Persians
«Persian pussy from over the sea demure and lazy and smug and fat none of your ribbons and bells for me ours is the zest of the alley cat»
«A Persian's heaven is easily made: 'Tis but black eyes and lemonade»
«So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.»
«MANICHEISM, n. The ancient Persian doctrine of an incessant warfare between Good and Evil. When Good gave up the fight the Persians joined the victorious Opposition.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
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joined, Persian, Persians, The Persians, warfare
«To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.»
«Boy, I loathe Persian luxury.»
«The night of December 25, to which date the Nativity of Christ was ultimately assigned, was exactly that of the birth of the Persian savior Mithra, who, as an incarnation of eternal light, was born the night of the winter solstice (then dated Decembe»
Author: Joseph Campbell
(Author, Editor, Philosopher, Teacher)
| About:
Christianity
| Keywords:
assign, date, dated, December, incarnation, Mithra, Nativity, Nativity of Christ, Persian, Persians, savior, solstice, the Incarnation, The Night of the, The Persians, winter solstice
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